Shokugeki: Start with an izakaya, making everyone cry

Chapter 212 The End

Division A.

It was exuding an indescribable stench.

The stench seemed to be a mixture of rotten, fermented and expired food.

People frowned involuntarily, and even had the urge to escape immediately!

The appearance of the food is also unattractive. The color is dull and the texture is sticky. I can’t imagine what its texture and taste will be like?

maybe?

This dish should be classified as a "biochemical weapon".

……

"It stinks!"

"Sure enough, her food shouldn't be served."

Everyone present covered their noses and looked at contestant Nao Sadatsuka with disgust.

"Judges."

"As you can see, my dish is laksa curry."

"Laksa?"

Shingo Andō was as weak as a dead tree.

He stared straight at the disgusting plate of "dark cuisine" in front of him, and finally his face changed drastically: "Could that thick black soup be ink with squid added?"

"Correct."

"It's the black magic juice of squid!"

Sadatsuka Nao, still putting on a sinister look, nodded in response.

Gulu!

Gulu!

Anton stretched himself out and swallowed.

He began to retreat in his mind, thinking that he could definitely eat such a smelly laksa curry dish?

But in the end, with a strong professional spirit, he picked up the chopsticks with difficulty and tasted it.

"Ok?"

"It's... so delicious!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the room, he exclaimed excitedly.

The whole laksa curry, just one word:

Incense

If you want to express it in two words, then:

Very fragrant!

……

It stinks to the extreme, but it actually smells good.

Such as delicious food, no, it is the "three tyrants" in the stinky food world, stinky tofu, snail noodles, and durian.

People who hate it want to take a detour when they smell it, but people who love it can't stop!

why?

Some foods smell so bad but taste delicious?

This starts with the sense of smell. Prenasal sense of smell is the process of "smelling" the odor by entering the olfactory cells from the nasal cavity and reaching the root of the nose.

Retronasal olfaction is when aroma enters from the mouth, passes through the duct connecting the back of the mouth to the nasal cavity, and then reaches the olfactory cortex cells.

Ok.

In short.

It is the process of "eating" or "drinking".

When eating, the sense of smell behind the nose is much stronger than the sense of smell in front of the nose.

After food enters the mouth, due to temperature changes, sufficient chewing, and chemical reactions involving multiple enzymes, the prenasal sense of smell and the retronasal sense of smell are often very different.

Well known.

Meat has a fishy smell, and seafood is even worse.

Many seafood are usually rich in arginine and zinc, such as:

Fuck it!

Squid ink!

Nao Sadatsuka brought the fishy smell of seafood to the extreme.

When you enter the mouth, the deliciousness of the seafood spreads in your mouth.

The fishy smell seemed to disappear all of a sudden, becoming more delicious and appetizing.

I guess this laksa curry is made with natural spices and seasonings such as kaempferol, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, and various chili peppers, so the taste is enhanced several times!

Meanwhile, lemongrass and coconut milk, two common ingredients, add delicious depth to the dish.

"That's it, the sweltering heat of the pot."

"The dried salted fish made by a special process can be fused with the soup made from many seafood products, so that you can get a very special taste."

Anton Shingo, said it.

Then, amidst everyone’s astonishment, the overall score of this laksa curry dish was revealed:

87 minutes

……

The female emcee, Yui Sasaki, was stunned for a moment.

Immediately, she reacted, holding the microphone and excitedly said: "Nao Sadatsuka broke through the 80-point mark, with a comprehensive score of 87 points, temporarily ranking second."

"Hey hey hey."

"Although it only has 87 points and cannot surpass Ryo Kurokiba, it should be in front of her, right?"

Hearing this, Sadatsuka Nao once again showed a sinister smile.

"This... I really didn't expect it."

"A dish that smells so bad can get such a high score."

"Then please invite the next student. Please bring your food so that the three judges can taste it and evaluate it!"

Yua Sasaki, who wears a pair of short ponytails, is different from Rei Kawashima in Division B. She is very timid and timid, and her professional skills are not very good.

Currently, the top four in Division A are:

Kurokiba Ryo.

Nao Sadatsuka.

Mito Yumei.

Jun Imusaki.

Their scores are 91 points, 87 points, 87 points, and 86 points respectively.

……

"Okay, finally it's my turn."

"Miss, don't worry, I will never embarrass you in this competition!"

His eyes were slightly looking at Erina Nakiri who was next to the judges' table. At this time, Hisako lowered his head and murmured to himself.

Immediately afterwards, under the gaze of everyone, several judges began to taste her dishes:

Siwu Bitter Melon and Mutton Soup!

There is a cool feeling at the entrance.

But slowly, the whole person seemed to feel hot.

As soon as the rich mutton soup was swallowed and quickly slid into my stomach, I felt an extremely gentle power flowing through my body.

"Awesome, so awesome!"

"This mutton already has a fishy smell, so how to deal with the fishy smell of mutton is a problem."

"However, this pot of Siwu Bitter Melon and Mutton Soup is very unusual."

"The mutton is delicious, tender and smooth, not tangy or greasy, and with the combination of cold ingredients like bitter melon, it actually has a refreshing effect."

"But mutton is a hot food after all, so it feels very warm after swallowing."

"cold."

"hot."

"Two intertwined feelings."

"It's really an incredible experience!"

"Yes, angelica, Chuanxiong, white peony root, and rehmannia glutinosa. This is the Siwu Decoction made from four medicinal materials as the main raw materials."

“It can be applied to the fishy lamb and cooked so deliciously.”

"I want to come."

"No, absolutely sure."

"This contestant is definitely a highly talented herbal cuisine master!"

For a time, these reviewers were full of praise.

……

at first.

They will eat carefully, for fear of missing any link.

But gradually, like hungry wolves, they began to eat crazily.

Anton Shingo, although he is weak, he is very capable. He is a food writer and essayist covering all fields.

At this time, he entered a very strange state.

He suddenly became particularly strong, and his thin body seemed to have undergone some mysterious transformation.

The originally slightly thin body suddenly felt an amazing sense of strength.

The muscles are expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye. Each piece is like a carefully carved work of art, with clear lines and a strong sense of strength. His shoulders also became broad, as if he could carry the whole world on his shoulders.

The chest is thick, like a hard shield.

Ah!

Him now.

He doesn’t look like a gentle gourmet, but like a powerful warrior holding a sword!

Finally, amid exclamations of exclamation, Nito Hisako's score was announced:

90 points!

This result is slightly worse than Kurokiba Ryo.

But in this way, Jun Imusaki, who scored 86 points, had no choice but to be eliminated.

……

Compared to Division B.

The overall level of the contestants in Division A is obviously higher.

We are only halfway through the judging, and two of the top four scores have exceeded 90 points. Of course, this does not mean that there are no poor contestants.

After Fei Sha, the cooking scores of all the contestants only got lower and lower.

Even single digits appeared:

8

"Pfft~"

"Digits?"

"I've seen it low, but I've never seen it this low."

"I thought the 18 points just now were low enough, but in the end I got another 8 points?"

"Hateful, how on earth does this kind of person qualify to participate in the autumn selection?"

"That's right, I would definitely be taller than him if I were there!"

"It seems that no one can challenge the top two, Hisako and Ryo, right?"

"Who knows?"

The poor performance of many contestants has caused everyone to complain.

"Then, next one."

Sasaki Yuai looked at the 6 points on the screen and wiped cold sweat.

As the female emcee, she could only pretend to be calm and announce the entry of the next contestant.

……

beef.

potato.

carrot.

onion.

curry.

No more, just a few ingredients.

When Soma Yukihira presented what he had made [Yukihira Ryu·Curry Beef·Twenty-Three Revisions], the three judges present were stunned.

I really didn’t expect that high-profile celebrities like them would have to eat disgusting home-cooked food!

"Humph!"

"If this were normal, you would definitely score 0 points."

Anton Shingo raised his glasses frame with his hand, stared at Souma closely, and said unhappily.

The contestant who scored 8 points just now was enough to disappoint him, but now there is another contestant with such a low level?

"Judge."

"The simpler the dish, the less simple it is."

Chuangzhen didn't take it seriously and replied with a smile.

"Ok?"

Anton reached out and frowned.

But he didn't say much. Instead, he took a mouthful of beef curry and chewed it slowly.

The soft meat is very elastic and easy to chew. Every time you bite it with your teeth, you can feel the rich sweetness of the beef.

The meat is tender, fragrant and soft, fat but not greasy.

aroma.

A long-lasting aftertaste.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the most simple beef curry.

It's probably even better than the Massaman curry beef rice just made by Mito Ikmei.

"I want to take back what I just said and apologize to you."

"You actually have something that many chefs lack!"

Shingo Anton couldn't help but exclaimed after regaining consciousness.

Finally, Yukihira Soma’s curry beef received its own honor:

90 points.

"Wow!"

"A simple beef curry can be comparable to Feisha?"

"This Yukihira Soma is also outrageous."

"Oh my god, didn't he lose to Mito Yumei in the rice bowl incident before?"

"Yes, at that time he was defeated with a record of 5:0."

Just when everyone was sighing, Ye Shanliang was already carrying his own dishes and slowly appeared.

……

Meringue Soup.

This is Hayama Ryo's preliminary competition cooking.

This is a soup that seals in the flavor of the soup, wraps it in a pie crust, and then bakes it in the oven.

I have to say that when eating Western food, I will always encounter puff pastry soup. Many people will worry every time they encounter it. How to eat it correctly?

Should I peel off the puff pastry and drink the soup while eating?

Or use a spoon to break up the pastry, dip it in the soup and eat it?

The right way to eat.

First use a spoon to make a hole in the middle of the baked pie crust, then scoop it up and drink it.

There is also another way to enjoy it, which is to peel off a little of the pie crust, soak it in the soup, and then eat the pie crust soaked in the soup.

If using a knife and fork, use the knife first.

First draw along the edge of the soup bowl, cut off the entire soup skin, and finally enjoy it slowly.

At this time, Shingo Anton and three other judges used a small spoon to gently cut open the middle of the puff pastry soup.

Unexpectedly, the moment it was cut open, the aroma filled the entire Division A.

This fragrance, which suddenly exploded like a bomb, soon lingered in the nose, and could be felt even from a distance.

Fragrant!

It smells so good.

Who would have thought that this little puff pastry soup would have such a rich aroma hidden inside.

……

"Great!"

"I can smell the strong aroma even from a distance from where I sit here."

"This... aroma is obviously very pungent, but it smells so mellow."

"Oops, I feel hungry."

"Ugh!"

"I really envy those judges."

"They actually have the opportunity to taste such cuisine."

Many people started to go crazy for it. After all, such fragrant dishes can definitely arouse everyone's appetite.

Although puff pastry soup is a French dish, the aroma of the dish is concentrated inside the pie crust.

So, the moment it was cut open, the long-suppressed aroma was completely released like a deflated balloon!

Everyone knows that Ye Shanliang's greatest weapon is fragrance.

And it was precisely because of this fragrance that he directly declared his strength to everyone and achieved a score of 92 points.

In this way, the list of the top four in Division A is all born. They are:

Ryo Hayama.

Kurokiba Ryo.

Yukihira Soma.

Nito Hisako.

……

"Miss."

"I'm really sorry that I didn't get first place."

Immediately afterwards, Nito Feisako slowly came to Erina and said with a disappointed look on his face.

"Come on, you've done a great job."

"He, Ryo Hayama, has a super talent in the sense of smell. The aroma of any ingredient cannot escape his divine sense of smell."

"You are considered very good if you can maintain your position in the top four after him."

After being stunned, Erina reached out and patted her shoulder, comforting her.

Higasako has always been targeting Erina.

But her goal is not to be like Alice and strive to surpass her, but to become someone like her!

At the same time, because she comes from a herbal diet family, she sees assisting Erina Nakiri as her own herbal diet.

Although, she cannot directly break the curse of God's Tongue like Zhang Fan. But in my heart, I really hope that I can help Erina to maintain her health through medicinal food.

(End of this chapter)